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528 Ratings

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rAvg: 4.39
pDev: 10.25%
Reviews: 184
Hads: 344

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Olde Hickory Brewery

North Carolina, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 8.50% ABV

Availability: Fall. bottle (165), on-tap (13), growler (3), cask (3).

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Reviews by SaCkErZ9:

SaCkErZ9

Florida

4.33/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

I purchased a bottle of this at Brawleys on my last visit home over the Christmas holidays. Was hoping to share this one but unfortunately, I am alone in this one. Pretty stoked to try this one. Had this on draft the first year it came out and remember it being pretty damn tasty.

Pours from the black waxed, American flag capped 22oz bottle into my favorite Impy Stout vessel, my La Fin Du Monde tulip glass. Emerges dark as a black hole and is topped with a somewhat wispy and rather lackluster, cuban espresso colored head. There is a somewhat foamy ring that forms around the upper edges of the beer, but all in all, slightly disappointing.

Aroma is grande! Filled with bourbon and chocolate and tobacco, dark fruits, vanilla, charred wood. There seems to be a distinct sweetness to the aroma as well, but maybe that is just the bourbon peeking through.

The bourbon really hits you upside the head in the flavor here. More vanilla, raisins, plums, dark chocolate, coffee, toffee, licorice. Quite complex and rather delicious. It has been a while since I have had a bourbon beer, and now I realize that I miss having these.

My only real complaint is the mouthfeel. It isn't quite as thick and chewy as I would like, which makes the finish kind of short and bereft of any real substance. Bumping the chewiness up half a notch would really set this one apart. A really nice beer. Maybe a touch too sweet yet strangely thin on the tongue. Doubt I would get this one again given the price tag, but definitely worth a one time purchase. There are so many other barrel aged beers out there that are probably just as good for the same price or cheaper.

Edit: After this beer warms, it becomes much creamier and chewier. I am really enjoying this one as it warms up. My scores represent the edited, warmed up version.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 21:14:05 | More by SaCkErZ9

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phishbfm

North Carolina

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

06-14-2013 01:40:13 | More by phishbfm

Sisky

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4.25/5 rDev -3.2%

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4.75/5 rDev +8.2%

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4.75/5 rDev +8.2%

06-07-2013 01:13:50 | More by jakeox

DaveAnderson

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev -3.2%

06-06-2013 23:33:23 | More by DaveAnderson

GimmeGumballHead

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

06-03-2013 16:20:05 | More by GimmeGumballHead

Hopbully

Virginia

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

06-03-2013 03:01:15 | More by Hopbully

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev -3.2%

06-02-2013 22:36:44 | More by maxwelldeux

zipper8650

New York

4.34/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Another good beer Sunday
I have high hopes for this one, big honey fan and have been craving a good BB stout
2012 poured down the middle into snifter
A - jet black in, forms a great looking thin mocha with some burnt orange higlights, really good looking
S - the bourbon hit me befoe I even got it to my nose. smell is all the usual suspects, bourbon, molasses, coffee, booze etc etc; wheres the honey??
T - bourbon, dark bitter chocolate, fresh quality coffe end note. Given the style its dead on.
M - the most impressive part of this beer for me is the mouthfeel. creamy goodness!
O - overall, i was hoping for a BB honey bomb but the honey just wasnt there for me. Forget the honey and I have to say its a great beer. definilty worth seeking out and I wouldnt pass up getting another bottle of this to see how it does after a few years. a trade partner recently said he prefers thier standard I.S. over the Horizon, so that and Lindley Park are my next project
Skol

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 21:52:36 | More by zipper8650